Independence Day Celebration
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Join the FIRST STATE BANK and the CHAMBER of COMMERCE in celebrating our nation's birth and our FREEDOM
FIREWORKS will be lit at dusk.
Independence Day Celebration
Phone : 308-289-9966 (Always call and confirm events.)
Fax : 308-268-9966
Email Address : beaverchamber@yahoo.com
Web: www.beavercitynebraska.org/
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Independence Day
Attractions and Upcoming Events
World's First Flying Doctor
Dr. Frank A. Brewster practiced medicine in Beaver City from 1901 to 1923
Beaver City, NE MonumentsKool-Aid's Beginning
"Mother would bring home some of the soft drink powder that Edwin was experimenting with and my father didn't know if he wanted to drink that powder, sugar, and water mixture!" - A partial reprint from the booklet Hendley Nebraska Centennial
Beaver City, NE One Of A KindsG.W. Shafer & Son, General Merchandise
In 1910, on the square in Beaver City, George Washington Shafer opened what his family lovingly calls, "the first Wal-Mart," G.W. Shafer's. "Grandpa Shafer was the first Wal-Mart," said Jean Shafer of Beaver City. "He sold everything ... absolutely everything."
Beaver City, NE Historic BuildingsBeaver City Firsts
Flying Doctor - Our town has recorded some unique "firsts" in the field of medicine and aviation. Beaver City was the home of Dr.Frank Brewster, Nebraska's first flying doctor. Brewster bought a Curtis-Wright JN4D biplane in 1919. Purchased for $8,000
Beaver City, NE Famous People